Liverpool FC Team Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread 2014 - Mod Warning in OP, 10/12

googled eyes

I've given Johnson a lot of stick ( deservedly ) over the past season and a half but to see him jump in for that ball not caring about his face was brilliant.

You see it less often these days

MD1990

Fair play to Johnson for that goal. He has gotten alot of criticism but that was such a brave & important goal. Hopefully we can get another 3 at Leicester.

OwaynOTT

googled eyes wrote: »

I've got it.


Last year we had the jinx/ anti-jinx and the panda saps injoke appreciation society.


We need more in-jokes .

Are you part of the IFA? I don't remember your application getting approved. If I recall, you failed the induction.

Turtyturd wrote: »

More Mary Poppins.

And someone needs to stick that picture of Fritzel, Hitler et al as Liverpool fans in every match thread.

I was looking for that recently. Definitely needs to be put on a continual repost cycle.

smileyj1987

googled eyes wrote: »

I've given Johnson a lot of stick ( deservedly ) over the past season and a half but to see him jump in for that ball not caring about his face was brilliant.

You see it less often these days

Have to say I agree with you !! It was great to see him do it and hopefully the manager will use it to show the team I want more of this out if the 11 players who start .

googled eyes

Turtyturd wrote: »

More Mary Poppins.

And someone needs to stick that picture of Fritzel, Hitler et al as Liverpool fans in every match thread.

I fcking love that picture.

Charlie19

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SyQ3a4wDPdM

Turtyturd

OwaynOTT wrote: »

I was looking for that recently. Definitely needs to be put on a continual repost cycle.

I heard all the lads in it gather outside the Chelsea teams hotel the night before their games.

Pilsbury Doughboy

People are nit picking too much regards Rodgers team selections and substitutions IMO, pre-game you will have 10 different posters and they'll all select a different starting XI that we should play, it's just not possible to please everyone.

Gerrard and Lovren being dropped is something people have been crying out for lately so he done that today and we looked far more solid, it's never going to be free flowing champagne football while we're so low in confidence, it'll take time to turn it around we need to eek a few wins out first. I'm not sure why Lallana is so out in the cold and maybe Moreno should be playing and Glenjo shouldn't but they are minor issues, so all the talk of Rodgers losing the plot is a bit ott.

Another thing is people moaning about Lovren being brought on when Crouch was coming on, I'd rather that than full backs bombing forward like we were doing earlier in the season.

Hidalgo

To get the win was hugely important. The frailty was obvious to see at the end. Like a knock out game.

Anyone else hear the wisdom of Ray Houghton on Newstalk afterwards?
Claimed that without Gerrard Liverpool are too predictable and struggle to score goals, because with him in the side they've been scoring for fun.

googled eyes

OwaynOTT wrote: »

Are you part of the IFA? I don't remember your application getting approved. If I recall, you failed the induction.

Its fairly easy to fail induction when you're trying to jinx anti-jinx your application

Dayum

Harry Palmr wrote: »

You are a bit clueless Brendan Rogers, Ian Ayre, Dave Fallows and Michael Edwards are the panel.

You should never get in the way of a good story.

Incidentally, you've just made Liverpools woes even more embarrassing.

Thank you, good sir.

Hidalgo

Pilsbury Doughboy wrote: »

People are nit picking too much regards Rodgers team selections and substitutions IMO, pre-game you will have 10 different posters and they'll all select a different starting XI that we should play, it's just not possible to please everyone.

Gerrard and Lovren being dropped is something people have been crying out for lately so he done that today and we looked far more solid, it's never going to be free flowing champagne football while we're so low in confidence, it'll take time to turn it around we need to eek a few wins out first. I'm not sure why Lallana is so out in the cold and maybe Moreno should be playing and Glenjo shouldn't but they are minor issues, so all the talk of Rodgers losing the plot is a bit ott.

Another thing is people moaning about Lovren being brought on when Crouch was coming on, I'd rather that than full backs bombing forward like we were doing earlier in the season.

I think the continued absence of Lallana is more than a minor issue. He was a player that was high up on the wish list and one Liverpool were willing to match Southamptons valuation for. After chasing him for a fair bit of the summer he cant get a game regularly despite doing pretty decent in most of the bits he has played in.

Why expend all that time and energy chasing him, pay a hefty fee and then leave him on the bench repeatedly.

T-K-O

Delighted for Glen Johnson.

Pilsbury Doughboy

Hidalgo wrote: »

I think the continued absence of Lallana is more than a minor issue. He was a player that was high up on the wish list and one Liverpool were willing to match Southamptons valuation for. After chasing him for a fair bit of the summer he cant get a game regularly despite doing pretty decent in most of the bits he has played in.

Why expend all that time and energy chasing him, pay a hefty fee and then leave him on the bench repeatedly.

Yes, that's fair enough, I feel sorry for Lallana myself he should be getting more game time, with todays line-up I figure it was either Lallana or Coutinho which is much of a muchness really hence why I was saying it was minor but yes in general it is a bit of a head scratcher what's going on with Lallana.

BenEadir

Hidalgo wrote: »

I think the continued absence of Lallana is more than a minor issue. He was a player that was high up on the wish list and one Liverpool were willing to match Southamptons valuation for. After chasing him for a fair bit of the summer he cant get a game regularly despite doing pretty decent in most of the bits he has played in.

Why expend all that time and energy chasing him, pay a hefty fee and then leave him on the bench repeatedly.

I'm genuinely confused by this also.

GotTheTshirt

Charlie19

^^The awesomeness is back:D

ike

We are now Top of the Bottom...Get In!!! YNWA

Sir Gallagher

T-K-O wrote: »

Delighted for Glen Johnson.

Why? A goal is the bare minimum i'd expect from him at this stage.

Chucky the tree

Pilsbury Doughboy wrote: »

People are nit picking too much regards Rodgers team selections and substitutions IMO, pre-game you will have 10 different posters and they'll all select a different starting XI that we should play, it's just not possible to please everyone.

Gerrard and Lovren being dropped is something people have been crying out for lately so he done that today and we looked far more solid, it's never going to be free flowing champagne football while we're so low in confidence, it'll take time to turn it around we need to eek a few wins out first. I'm not sure why Lallana is so out in the cold and maybe Moreno should be playing and Glenjo shouldn't but they are minor issues, so all the talk of Rodgers losing the plot is a bit ott.

Another thing is people moaning about Lovren being brought on when Crouch was coming on, I'd rather that than full backs bombing forward like we were doing earlier in the season.

Pre-game I don't think anyone had any huge problem with his team selection. In game it was hugely different. During the week we conceded a late goal when he left on a knackered Gerrard and Lambert. We struggled to keep possession at the end of that game and we did the same today. If Sterling doesn't decide to go back on his line then we draw this game 1-1 and then Rodgers is rightly taken to the cleaners for his terrible tactics. Looking at how Rodgers has managed the in game situations would anyone here have any confidence beating United in two weeks time 1-0? I wouldn't. It would take a huge amount of luck and good fortunate.

SlickRic

2 points gained on Chelsea.

T-K-O

Sir Gallagher wrote: »

Why? A goal is the bare minimum i'd expect from him at this stage.

Why ? Because the majority of the comments on here about Johnson are ridiculous.

ASOT

T-K-O wrote: »

Why ? Because the majority of the comments on here about Johnson are ridiculous.

There actually not hes been a disgraceful defender and a shadow of his former self the last two years.

T-K-O

ASOT wrote: »

There actually not hes been a disgraceful defender and a shadow of his former self the last two years.

He's a guy who is past his prime, no question. His performances are not as bad as certain posters like to make out. He makes the same mistakes he has always made, and his attacking powers are not as strong. However, To brand an ageing player a disgrace is, well, disgraceful.

The fact that he earns a **** load seems to bug people.

Get over it.

Ha, Chelsea only drew.

It's on

ASOT

T-K-O wrote: »

He's a guy who is past his prime, no question. His performances are not as bad as certain posters like to make out. He makes the same mistakes he has always made, and his attacking powers are not as strong. However, To brand an ageing player a disgrace is, well, disgraceful.

The fact that he earns a **** load seems to bug people.

Get over it.

Well I disagree, hes been the worst performer easily over the last two years. He makes about three costly mistakes without fail every single game.

The fact people dislike him seems to bug you.

Get over it.

Turtyturd

rarnes1 wrote: »

Ha, Chelsea only drew.

It's on

They got out Chelseaed from the sound of it.

They are like some noob Irish guy storming into the lead of a marathon while we're the cool as f*ck Kenyan guy biding his time because we know it's not a sprint.

garra

T-K-O wrote: »

He's a guy who is past his prime, no question. His performances are not as bad as certain posters like to make out. He makes the same mistakes he has always made, and his attacking powers are not as strong. However, To brand an ageing player a disgrace is, well, disgraceful.

The fact that he earns a **** load seems to bug people.

Get over it.

One swallow does not make summer, GJ has a long way to go to redeem his reputation after his lethargic form of the last couple of seasons. Disgraceful is not too strong a word to describe his effort & commitment as a senior member of this squad,

Agent Coulson

A good result and shows what a proper DM can do in front of the defence and also having a leader in the CB role.

You can nip pick other parts of the team but they were the main areas that needed to be dealt with.

I would hope the manager would start the same back 5 and DM for the game on Tuesday now. (Barring injury)

The attacking 5 then can be worked on once the DM and back 5 get settled.

Chucky the tree

T-K-O wrote: »

He's a guy who is past his prime, no question. His performances are not as bad as certain posters like to make out. He makes the same mistakes he has always made, and his attacking powers are not as strong. However, To brand an ageing player a disgrace is, well, disgraceful.

The fact that he earns a **** load seems to bug people.

Get over it.

He turned 30 in August.It's not like he's on his last legs - although watching him you'd think different.